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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Daguerreotypes, pages 32 to 48.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of culture did Reza Khan urge his citizens to adopt?
(a) Indian Hindu culture.
(b) Traditional Shiite ways.
(c) European modern culture.
(d) Traditional Sunni ways.

2. Which country backed Shah Pahlavi when he wrested control away from Doctor Mossadegh?
(a) Saudi Arabia.
(b) Japan.
(c) Britain.
(d) Egypt.

3. At the opening of the book, what activity are the four staff members in the lobby participating in?
(a) Playing cards.
(b) Singing.
(c) Murdering a young man.
(d) Cooking.

4. Which country provided support and encouragement to Reza Khan for his overthrow of the Persian government?
(a) United States.
(b) Britain.
(c) Egypt.
(d) Saudi Arabia.

5. During World War II, Reza Khan forbid Allies' use of what, which resulted in his forcible removal as Shah?
(a) The Trans-Iranian Railway.
(b) The Caspian Sea.
(c) Locally-produced oil.
(d) Iran's submarine fleet.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the mid 1950s, whose name does Shah Pahlavi forbid to be spoken?

2. What is the home town of Khomeini?

3. Why are the city streets of Tehran unsafe at night post-revolution?

4. Photograph #1, the oldest photo Kapuscinski has, dates from around what year?

5. Who does Reza Khan replace as a military commander in 1917?

(see the answer key)

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